Solo Beyond the Northern Hinterlands: The Nahanni Range Road
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- To celebrate a milestone birthday I took a solo motorcycle journey to the north.
Although I have been to Alaska, the Yukon and the North West Territories before, there remained a few roads that I have not traveled. Among them are some of the most remote in all of North America.
This is my story as of how I traveled alone without support. Hoping to avoid fires, flood, injury and breakdowns. To keep it safe, I carried extra fuel and a personal locator beacon. My goal was to see and experience the last of the true wilderness left on the planet by motorcycle.
Enjoy this episode as I travel to north on the very remote Nahanni Range Road. Starting in the Yukon, I end up in the NorthWest Territories. I witness the northern terminus of the Rocky Mountains and experience splendid beauty. I see wolves and have a startling experience in my tent as loneliness and unmitigated fears set in. All ends well, but it is an adventure to remember.
Thanks for riding along,
~GrizzLee
By far the most beautiful place on earth. Thank you
I've been so scared to try to do something like this thank you for giving me inspiration to follow my dreams
I've read a dozen or so books on the Nahanni Valley, some date back to the early 1900's. I've also did alot of research on this area during school. There are definitely cases of unexplained deaths, disappearances and many, many cases of bodies being found without heads, after everything I've looked into, I could find cases of 43 individuals being found without heads, some found by friends, family, some found by miners and prospectors, some found by native people, some found by different authorities. How can you say "False Fears"?? I don't understand how someone can "visit" an area and then say "no, there's nothing to be afraid of here or nothing going on"? Obviously, nothing happened to you, but some people met different fates in and around that area.
It's a mysterious place for sure. I too have ready the stories. I want to go back. :-) With company next time. Thanks ~Grizz
Books are well just books. You really cant tell if the stories are 100% true. The published lochness monster photo before the admitted hoax had many articles and witness as well.
Unless there are NEW bodies without head found in this era the stories you read on books should be taken with a grain of salt.
Meanwhile, you should appreciate the man who shared his positive experience on the Nahanni area.
@@RubiKonAdventures I'd take the Mr. Smith & Wesson 500 with me.
@@oneyedthing There has been many headless corpses found he is right it is not just in books or myths/legends it has happened many times, documented not tales
@@oneyedthing These people were well off of any roads or estrablished trails, unlike this video
Awesome ! Just don’t lose your head out there 🙀
Most enjoyable. Thanks from Great Britain
Absolutely amazing !!... Thank you for posting such a great trip in the wild ! Thank you Sir !
The _Rockford Files_ answering machine message at the beginning cracked me up. Great video!
I learned the same lesson camping on the banks of rivers and creeks. It's beautiful scenery but you may wake up wet.
Awesome video. Thank you very much for sharing!!!
THAT PART OF HOME, SO MISSED !!! Although got back Home, once again to The Yukon a few months ago on Leave, Spent my time with Friends out at Tagish Lake & did a run into Skagway & took the Ferry to Haines Alaska & took the road back to Whitehorse to capture some of Home & Memories ~ Once Again, AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OVERSEAS, WE THANK GRIZZ, FOR THIS VID !! :)))
Thank you for this.
I'll give you credit for having the balls to drive a motorcycle out in those parts. Your cycle kit is outrageous ! Happy trails lad !
@@waterst9 thanks for the kind words. Probably going again next year. I have a newer bike with less range though. I will have to carry extra fuel… 400 miles w/o a gas station. Thanks for riding along ~GrizzLee
Thanks again for another great trip, makes us feel we are traveling with you.
I am planning a trip to the Yukon summer of 2023 and researching the roads. Your video is the best one I have seen thus far. It has solidified my desire to go camp up this road. Kind regards.🇨🇦
Good luck and safe travels my friend. ~Grizz
Most excellent! Just finished reading "Legends of the Nahanni Valley" by Hammerson Peters and I have a new R1200GSA!
Go for it. Hang on to you head. :-)
Thx for riding along. ~GrizzLee
Wonderful video sir... Well done and thank you for sharing with us.
Great vid. Hope you get your bucket list trip to the nahanni river valley fulfilled. Cheers
Thanks. Possibly retiring this year. So yeah, it may happen. ~GrizzLee
Ive been on many solo adventures. I very much enjoyed that one. I have heard some stories from that valley. I was expecting an encounter. I have had many of those. Love the music!
Thanks. I want to go back. ~Grizz
I've never seen a clearer definition of solitude, what an amazing place. Thanks so much for sharing the video.
Cheers
Tony
Would love to visit someday. Thank you taking us your adventure.
I am a rider of Japan. From a distant land, I always enjoy and I see the video.
And have over the BMWGS adventure. It is earlier, to see this video, longing, was purchased. Thank you for the healing of the scenery and the wonderful nature. Also looking forward to the excitement of the video in the future.
+kiku yn Thanks ~Grizz
hey buddy
another fantastic video
Absolutely beautiful scenery!! You are VERY fortunate to experience something like this!!
You are absolutely correct. Very fortunate. Tganks for riding along. ~GrizzLee
I am jealous. Very jealous
I want to go back. Hopefully next year. ~GrizzLee
Right on thx I do wanna see it live
LOVED IT-! It was like a poor man's 'LONG WAY ROUND' (Ewan McGregor around the planet on motorcycles with best friend, Charly Boorman, documentary - 2004) ... and amigo, your wondrous love for the great stretches of forever was-is contagious. I believe what you were searching for that rare mystery that we all seek in the map of the human heart: 'Moments' ...
... and something tells me, you found a few of your soul's answers along the way, yes-?
BRAVO-!
D.A.
ps: For the record, I don't think, Bears, Bigfoot nor even a band of ravaging Road Pirates would ever dare to mess with you -- what with your two 'bodyguards' also on the bike; In fact, the Teddy Bear in the back with the helmet was obviously tougher than Clint Eastwood in his prime and silent as a Master Ninja on the prowl. lol
Wow... I'm speechless. Thanks. ~GrizzLee
I have returned to this Vid. as We are so Far,,,,, Far Away.. It does bring Comfort.. But also Lose, Oh, how we wished we could have seen the The White Wolf Pack !! Ours !!.. But Grizz. & his Family & Crew, Bring so much, We are so Greatful to Him & His !! Safe Travels !!
Very well done. Deserves more views. From the comments it seems many do not realize how dangerous, scary what you do is and how brave you are. My hats off to you.
I recommend to those wanting to adventure to first go weekend camping at a local park before heading out to where the roads end. I have many times thru my wanderings. Sitting at a campfire late at night and get spooked and realize no cell phones, no ones coming, no one can hear my cries for help or when I scream and if I'm ever found it could be just a pile of desert bleached bones picked clean.
I'm retired now and live up in the hills between the Smokies and the Blue Ridge mountains in Tenn. Just driving up these back mountain roads I could easily find myself in a world of hurt and be lost for good..The wilderness ain't a Bambi Cartoon.
I would also recommend you search " 411 missing National Parks " on CZcams.
Thanks. I love it up there. But, yeah, sometimes you ask yourself why ami doing this. ~GrizzLee
I am watching your travel videos every night - they provide hope from the nightly news and this tragedy that has been set upon this world.
Escape. It's a great distraction for sure. Stay tuned. New videos coming within a week or two.~GrizzLee
Excellent. Given the stalled status of my June trip, I can vicariously live your travels!!! Be safe / be healthy!!
Major kudos for embarking on such a wild adventure! Jealous and impressed.
Thx for riding with me. ~GrizzLee
Great video, congratulations. The one I prefer from your 3 latest uploads, surely also from audio quality point of view. Thanks for sharing.
The bugs seem to be very, it may be the terrain. On the Nahanni river we found that in mountainous terrain the bugs were quite tolerable, but in flat terrain the bugs were intense, near apocalyptic.
Yes indeed. Humidity seems to play alot in the equation. One really appreciates the small breezes in the thick of a bug storm. Thanks for riding with me. ~GrizzLee
Wow, Fantastic video! Incredible scenery! EPIC Adventure!!!
Thanks. ~Grizz
What a Wonderful Trip - Thank You - Stay Safe, God Bless...
Thank-you , & Salutes for posting this .. It is a joy to see , for some of us , with Duties so far away from Home . Thank-you for giving the Beauty back to me .. The Land that Always is a Part of me & continues to Live in my Memory until , I can return Home again . ..
Thanks for riding with me. Spectacular doesn;t really even come close to describing this country. You have a very, very grand home ~Grizz
I , Thank-You for your kind response ... It was so appriciated..
Although there is only a few of us over Here that actually come from my "Home " that are Serving .. Your Vid. has served us so well & has given food for thought of Where we come from to the Others , that are Here .. Who, really had no idea ,about Where We really come from !! I think it might have opened a few eyes in a positive way :)
Once again , Thank-you ,with deep appriciation , for Posting ,Sharing it & also responding..
" May Your Trails All be an Easy Ride , May You see All to be seen "
" May Your Spirit Ride Free and Be all you want it to Be "
Thank-You , & Best Regards to You & Yours ,
Nahanni
Thank-you , from every part of my Being & with the greatest esteem to You & Yours for this Video. .. Once again , your Journeys gives back my Home .. There is no further words to explain , the gratefulness that One feels , for that ,,other than to say , how wonderful it is that you & yours , also show the World ,The Respect , Beauty & The Wonder , of where you travel .... You show Peace & Respect on every Road you travel .. As a Canadian far from Home , I, Thank -you for your Journeys & the Knowledge you impart in the Sharing of them ..
Oh , , please excuse me , but on a Personal Note , seeing them , makes me very happy & brings back Once again... Thank-you & May You & Yours , Always be Safe on the Roads you Travel & May All your Journeys give you a Feast of Unending Great Wonder & Happiness .. ..
I'm speechless Thanks. ~GrizzLee
Once again , still being so far from Home , I have returned this this Wonderful Video , That You have shared from the Land I come from... It still brings so much back .. Thank-you & Yours , so much from one who gets a bit Homesick , every now & then .. You are Honoured , for the Adventures , You so Kindly Share !!
I can not wait to get out there and enjoy nature. It is really so beautiful, yet very few people take the time to see places like that.
This makes me sad.
Country so beautiful. Summer so small.
Places so far.
This is part of my plans for my trip North 2017 - I am pleased I found this - I will also be taking a flight form Fort Simpson into the NAHANNI this a 7-8 hour trip with several stops along the way. After seeing this Dexter,s vidio I will for sure be taking the drive into Tungstone.
I'd like to solo camp or hike here never been to Canada but it looks amazing.
I just returned this July from solo riding the North Canol Road up there (my 3rd time ... It also goes to the NWT Border and beyond). The mountains at the Yukon/NWT borders are absolutely stunning. I want to go back with a hard shell camper/van and stay several days to explore. My recent trip, up the North Canol rd on my bike was a bit nerve racking. I saw 80 bears in 4 days. I got bothered in camp one night by a young black bear. The curious bear wouldn't leave my tent alone, I believe it had never seen a human or a tent before. It was a persistent little bugger, at 2:30 am in the morning, I had to break camp and leave. Thank goodness for 24 hours of daylight. Thanks for riding. along with me. I hope you can get up there and experience this beautiful wilderness... Stay safe. ~GrizzLee
Wonderful vid. I always feel the tug of the Yukon and NWT. I crossed the Nahanni road on the Bob Campbell highway.
Thanks for taking us along to such a spectacular place! We travel in an rv so will never do that road but have wondered what it is like. It is amazing! Now going to watch your Canol trip. Subscribed.
Thanks....
Extremely well done video of extremely wild and wonderful country!
Thanks.... love it. ~GrizzLee
I'd like to go there someday .
I want to go back. So much more to see there. Thanks for riding along. ~ GrizzLee
wonder how many times you were a short distance from a huge gold nugget inches under ground?....😉
spectacular scenery......no doubt a hint of what was across those peaks.
I never thought of that. I was always wondering how many times I was a short distance from a bear. I did see a pack of white wolves that evaded my camera. Thanks for riding with me. ~GrizzLee
Thank you for the inspiration
I am happy to share. Glad you rode along with me. ~GrizzLee
Sir you are very brave.
Or very stupid. Thanks for riding with me. ~GrizzLee
@@RubiKonAdventures Stupid Sir?, Not a bit. You enjoyed those remote landscapes in solitude. That's an invaluable experience. Not many people know what is like to be alone in the remote wilderness. You seem like a wonderful person to go on a motorcycle trip like this. Maybe Everest is more thrilling, but I'd be satisfied with a trip like yours, and no easy feat.. People maybe overlook the fact you where exposed to lot's of potential life threatening circumstances wherever you rode or step at.. May god bless you Sir!
Hello again Grizlee.
That camp site is probably the closest thing to heaven and deliverance i have ever seen in my life.
As i have said before, a big thank you does not even begin to cut it!!
+Dimitris Giallelis Deliverance... good description. Thanks Grizz
Great bro ...i plan this drive and am gonna hit it this summer ...if you can do it on bike then I can do it in car. Thank you so much for Vid.
U gonna love it. ~Grizz
Beautiful GrizLee, I've never gone up the Nahanni Range Road, now I know what I've missed. Get out the bucket list again! Thank you for all your efforts this really makes my day!
+Earl K. A must do. My advice. Spend several days out there. A week would best. I think I would like to take a camper, some hiking boots, a fly rod, and a comfortable chair to sit and soak it all in.
great to see a great adventure tonight really appreciate it watched two tonight
Oh thanks. your welcome. ~Grizz
Wow! Simply amazing. Camping in the wet in such a remote area can be quite demoralizing but I was glad to see it all cleared up the next morning. Great stuff GrizzLee!
Wow! I understood the shifts from high-to-low-to-high, having experienced it myself at times. Subscribed.
Wow, another great show. Thanks a ton.
+Jeff Katzer Thank you sir. ~Grizz
As usual, a perfect filming and post production.
WOW. This was an amazing venture. i may have to check this road out. i could spend a week in there walking around.
Awesome, just watched three in a row (Beyond the Northern Hinterlands), I hope to see more in the future. Your putting ideas into my head brother, but that's not a bad thing.
cool... Glad to foster that adventure itch. be safe my friend. ~Grizz
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Such awe inspiring landscapes. I'm looking forward to watching your other videos and returning to the north someday soon.
Cool. Thanks for riding with me. I plan to go back next year. ~GrizzLee
Watching your Dempster film next. If you are so inclined I rode the Dalton in 2015 and there's a video on my channel. All the best to you.
Simply amazing, Thanks.
Ps. be waiting for the next video is not good!
We did the Nahanni range road back in the 80s, a couple of years after the mine shut down. The road was in deplorable condition in places with numerous washouts.
I hear that the road goes bad to good depending upon the mine economy. I sure love that country. Can't wait to go back. ~GrizzLee
@@RubiKonAdventures Our two trips up the road were about two and three years after the mine first closed in the 80s. Parts of the road were nearly impassable due to deep washouts at many culverts. Travelers had filled in the washouts with rock, dirt, and wood the best they could. We did the same and could barely make it past with a pickup camper. It was a grand adventure for our kids.
@@DempsterDave wow. That must have been fun. I was advised not to go without a hard sided camper. And told not to go alone. The German guy who runs the Air Force Lodge in Watson Lake held some of my gear. He said if I didn't come back within 4 days he would send out a search party. He was pretty happy to see me come back. Of course I had reservations :-)
@@RubiKonAdventures Why did he think it was so dangerous? Bears? Crime? Is the area known for travellers disappearing?
@@benallen6888 I was out there alone in unknown territory to me. Got a little homesick. Was back there this summer. Alone again. No issues. It is a remote corner of the world. Thanks for riding along. ~Grizz
Another brilliant job, GrizzLee!...this road is next on the list after the Canol...we're planning that trip for next year, but damn it...I want to leave right now!!! Thanks for the continued inspiration :)
+Mike Taylor I can feel your anxiety. I have to wait until next year :-( Thanks, ~Grizz
Thank you so much for the adventures. Why do you travel solo? Good Luck.k
Why do I travel solo? Good question. I have very few friends who have jobs and families that would allow them to be gone for a month. Many folks are a bit nervous about traveling to some of these remote places. On the other hand. Solo travel gives me more freedom. I stop where and when I want. I am able to travel at my pace. etc... Pros and cons to both, but I mainly travel solo because my friends and even family cannot make that commitment or get coordinated time off. With that state, thanks fo riding along with me. ~GrizzLee
Really appreciate your editing skills to show the beauty of this remote area. I first heard about the Dempster Hwy from watching OneWheelDrive then more recently Lyndon Poskitt on Races2Places posted his journey up there. But had not heard of this section of hiway. Looks fabulous and certainly manageable with a modicum of riding skills ... until the rain falls. Love your ending sentiment, too.
Thanks. I try and capture the mood. Not always successful, but this was spot on. Wish I had Mr poskits job. Going again this year. Thanks for riding along. ~Grizz
Very nice
I'll be there someday. Thanks so much!
+Ronni Condro I want to go back :-) Thanks for riding along. ~Grizz
Amazing thank you for sharing
Thanks. Great place. I long to return. ~GrizzLee
No Matter where We Serve , This is My Land..Remains in Memory..
Looks gorgeous out there - nice work, man!
+Mosko Moto Photos and video just don't do justice. I have yet to see a production that captures the essence of the north. Film doesn't seem to portray the vastness. It is something that must be experienced first hand to appreciate. Thanks, ~Grizz
Brother,Are you aware of the history and sightings,of the Valley of the Headless....
Oh yes. I've heard the tales. Amazing place up there. Thanks for riding with me. ~GrizzLee
Now if only google map drivers can go there so I can solo it on a web browser.
Hey Grizz, fantastic video yet again. Do you mind me asking which area you enjoyed exploring the most, here or the Chilcotin? Hard to choose I know. Also, when was this filmed? Thanks for the ride 👍
I love them both for different reasons. The chilcotin in the fall is a special place. The salmon, bears and fall colors are memorizing. The north Yukon has solitude beyond compare. The north canol and nahanni range roads are some of the most beautiful in all of the yukon. Must come prepared though. 400 miles of fuel range needed. I can't wait to return to either places. If you have to choose, you can't go wrong with either. Stay safe out there. ~Grizz
I'm not sure how I came across this video but I'm really glad I did! Thank you for capturing part of your experience and sharing it with us, it was incredibly inspiring!
Did you start your journey from the lower 48?
Started in Seattle. Fantastic country up there. Thanks for riding with me ~GrizzLee
Can you confirm if the only Gas Stations are in Ross River and Watson Lake. Love you videos, always one of the first place I look when planning a trip up north. Saw you bike in 2015 in Fairbanks. We stopped for the night, stayed at the university dormitory.
No gas at tungsten. 400 mile range is what you need.I cared extra... see the rotopax on my bike? Saw me in Fairbanks.?? .. that's awesome. Did we meet? Thanks for watching. ~GrizzLee
No we didn't see each other. Pretty sure it was your bike, not a lot of GSA with RubiKon on the tank. I should be good for gas, 2017 F800GSA with 2 gallon rotopax.
That'd been me. :-) I may be going back that way this summer. Hope your ride goes well. Take care, ~GrizzLee
Griz, fantastic video. Would love a GSA 1200, but my GTR 1400 is just one year old. So I guess surface roads it is. Cheers, Mate.
+Jack Walsh You don't need a GSA. Just a good dual sport and the curiosity to explore your world. You can see alot up there on paved roads as well. Most of the Yukon Highways are doable on a road bike. Thanks for riding along. ~Grizz
+RubiKon Adventures Griz, I'm open to do a road trip with you. I can modify my bike to be able to do a dual sport mode. My concern would be the chassis ground clearance. Cheers, Mate.
Where do you stop for gas if you havnt seen anyone for 400 miles?
Carry it all with you. I had 15 gallons with me when I left Watson Lake.
Clear water lol!
I would hunt for the Nahanni elves and live with them.
Any bigfoot sighting?
I wish.
what earplug is those you are using? I can't find a good one anywhere!
Just standard foam earplugs. I've been told I have big ear canals, so they fit in pretty nicely :-)
Haya....excellent work...again and again your videos are very good..the wife and I both ride Bmw gs...( the wife have the baby one g650) we have done only part of Europe..no way close to your scenery's... well done and keep it up!!!
One Q. do you carry a gun with you out there??
Regards, Sue & Jim London
+gimo d. Cool. I have to make it across the pond someday. To answer your question about firearms. The answer is no. It is tough to bring firearms into Canada. I carry bear spray and practice bear camping techniques out on the tundra. Thanks for riding with me. ~Grizz
Did you see bigfoot?
When did you do this trip?
Summer of 2015.
How did you get gas for this adventure?
I carried extra fuel with me which I purchased a at Watson Lake. Thanks for riding along. ~GrizzLee
sorry the music is pissy as fuck
U don’t need any music. Cut the music.
I have mixed feelings about videos like this. The scenery is nice, but everything is so hurried. You could pick any spot from anywhere in this video and spend literally years getting to know it. And, obviously, while this area is remote, it is hardly "wilderness" where not only are there roads, but motor vehicles, campgrounds, signs and picnic areas. Of course these are the very things that make videos like this possible. So while I did enjoy this video, and others like it, sometimes I feel like I'm on some sort of Disneyland tour.
Disneyland for sure. Yes, wilderness it is in spades. I want to go back and spend some more time up there.
I'd bring a weapon and lots of ammo just for protection.
Rather ride ATV across through there
Bigfoot 5:10
I saw it
white guy needs a wake up call from mother nature...if he has one and survives I'd be maybe willing to Train him for free if he is then good enuf to correct himself about old stories that are true.
Mostly your breathing fresh oxygen produced from all those tree's breathing in carbon CO2 .
Your lucky a sasquatch didn't abduct you for food or breading purposes . Can't help myself chuckling of what and inexperienced person is doing out there by them selves !
Not sure I'd say inexperienced.. Been trekking up in the Yukon and Alaska for over 25 years. This was my first foray into this area solo on my bike.
Bahahaha definitely over dramatic